Abby Fridmann joined the News 4 team as an anchor and reporter for Wake Up in November 2020. She is a Lancaster native and is thrilled to be back home working for News 4! 

Abby started her broadcasting career as a morning news anchor at WVNY / WFFF in Burlington, VT. While working there, she covered the 2020 election campaigns of Senator Bernie Sanders and President Donald Trump.  

She also reported from Capitol Hill for KTVX-TV as a Nexstar News Associate. 

Abby is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications where she received an M.S. in Broadcast and Digital Journalism. She also received a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from The College at Brockport. 

Abby has won awards from the Journalists Association of New York, and the Syracuse Press Club.

She loves all Buffalo and Syracuse sports, spending time outdoors, and drinking lots of coffee. Abby is also an avid horror movie fan and is always looking for new recommendations. 

Have a story idea? Send it to abigail.fridmann@wivb.com. You can also follow Abby on Facebook and Twitter.